Mavis Doering
Mavis Doering | |
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Naturally dyed buckbrush basket, by Mavis Doering | |
| Born | August 31, 1929 Hominy, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | 2007 |
| Nationality | Cherokee |
| Known for | Basket weaving |
Mavis Doering (1929 – 2007) was a
Early life
Doering was born in Hominy, Oklahoma and was the third generation of a family of basketmakers. She was mostly self-taught. Beginning in the 1970s, she researched weaving techniques from books in libraries and museums.[1]
Career
Art
Doering's baskets were of post-removal Cherokee basket patterns and materials, but with her own personal element such as painted elements and attached elements such as feathers and beads, baskets that honored legends, and baskets in the shape of clay pots. Most were double-walled.
She gathered her own materials and learned to make her own dyes from nut hulls, berries, and leaves, mostly obtained from her mother's
Exhibits, honors, and legacy
Doering exhibited her baskets widely, including at such venues as the
Mavis Doering taught several contemporary Cherokee basketmakers, including Peggy Brennan, how to weave double-walled baskets.[3]
References
- ^ a b Judith Wall (Fall 1981). "Artist Weaves Cherokee Culture into Baskets" (PDF). Oklahoma Today.
- ^ a b "Mavis Doering." Mittie Cooper Gallery. (retrieved 17 Jan 2009)
- ^ Krol, Debra Utacia. "The Art of Basketry: Weaving New Life into Ancient Forms." Archived 2009-10-12 at the Wayback Machine Native Peoples. (retrieved 17 Jan 2010)
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